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Montana snowpack rapidly melted in May
Throughout May, warm temperatures across Montana led to a rapid melt off of the state’s snowpack, which sits “larg…
Fair Parade won’t happen this year
A highlight of fair week for many, the Northwest Montana Fair Parade will not occur this year.
Doh! Neighbors rally to rescue doe stuck upside down in ditch
Maybe, just maybe, someone thought, if you plant a deer upside down it will grow into a new deer.
Man details harrowing moments of fiery wreck, meets family of teen he saved
A Troy man is credited for helping save the lives of two teens who were caught in a fiery wreck on U.S. 2 and Walsh Road earlier this month.
ImagineIF staff honored for response to challenged books
Librarians at ImagineIF learned this week that they will receive the Pat Williams Intellectual Freedom Award for their response to challenges against two now c…
Survivors in East Glacier attack released from hospital
SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — Two sisters-in-law have been released from the hospital after suffering critical injuries during a brutal attack near Glacier National Pa…
Judges finds new Montana election law unconstitutional
A Montana law that would have required people who turn 18 in the month before an election to vote in person — thus denying them the option to vote absentee — v…
Feds: $401M will add high-speed internet to rural U.S.
The federal government is pledging $401 million in grants and loans to expand the reach and improve the speed of internet for rural residents, tribes and busin…
Father arrested for allegedly beating his daughter
Deputies with the Flathead County Sheriff’s Office arrested Tyeler Cole Dana that same day. He is being held in county jail on a $40,000 bond.
Man accused of attempted theft questions his arrest
Hunter Cole White, 21, faces one felony count of attempted theft in Flathead County District Court following his July 22 arrest. He is being held in the county…
Second man involved in bungled burglary pleads guilty
Colton Theodore Wieczorek, 19, pleaded guilty June 23 in Flathead County District Court to criminal endangerment.
Kalispell woman accused of using pepper spray on roommates
A 48-year-old Kalispell woman faces an assault with a weapon charge after allegedly attacking her roommates with a type of pepper spray and a knife earlier thi…
Local marijuana tax hearing draws few comments
Fewer than a dozen people showed up for a hearing Wednesday morning as Flathead County commissioners took input on a potential local tax on marijuana sales.
Judge rejects effort to close Blankenship to camping
A federal judge has ruled against a group of concerned residents who want to shut down a Forest Service managed camp on a gravel bar just south of the Blankens…
Making waves at DREAM Adaptive's Water Sports Week
An inviting lawn fitted with towering trees looking out onto Echo Lake near Bigfork is filled with families from many different walks of life.
Church Slough Work Group to meet in Kalispell Aug. 2
A group of citizens tasked with discussing recreational boating on Church Slough south of Kalispell is scheduled to meet for the first time on Aug. 2.